Hi everybody and happy new year!
I've been exceptionally lazy with this blog lately, but I've been busy rehearsing for a couple of gigs and getting excited about playing music again.
Anyway, I've been meaning to post a list of my favourite shows for '06 - so here goes. I was pretty busy this year finishing my honours in Performing Arts, as well as putting on my own show Towards Omelas, so there were many shows I missed that many others highly recommended. In particular, I didn't see anything from the VCA this year (a shame as I have really enjoyed their work over the last couple of years), and missed The Skriker which both Alison Croggin and Vlad Mijic adored. This is not a 'wrap' or commentary on the year - though I may do one next year, depending how much I am able to see.
Over all I had some great theatre experiences last year (although I must say I thought 2005 was an exceptionally rich year for Melbourne theatre.
Anyway - my top six plays for Oh Six:
1: Pichet Klunchun and Myself - Jerome Bel & Pichet Klunchun
(this was one of the best theatre experiences I've ever had - a beautifully engaging piece filled with humour and a quest for understanding)
2: Tragedia Endogonidia: BR.#04 Brussels - Societas Raffaello Sanzio
3: The Importance of Being Earnest / How To Be Funny - Ridiculusmus
4: Peepshow - Marie Brassard
5: Delicacy - Dir. Wesley Enoch
6: Mantalk - Neil Thomas & David Wells
Other shows I loved: Structure and Sadness (Lucy Guerin), Objects For Meditation (William Yang), Timepieces (Circa), La Douleur (Laurence Strangio), A Mile In Her Shadow (Store Room), Translations (Malthouse), The Telling (Masters students from Monash Uni), Headlock (Malthouse), Honour Bound (Malthouse).
Well, there you go. Feel free to agree/disagree/add your own thoughts. For a more complete wrap of the year's work, visit Theatre Notes or Chris Boyd's site (or Vlad's site - he is promising such a post!).
Here's to another great year of theatre.
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hullo rhys -
it took my a while to figure out that you are indeed "that rhys" - i am a bit slow on the uptake - but once you mentioned honours and towards omelas it all became clear. had a nice little rave about you and your work to yvonne on friday when we did an interview for Lot's. Have you finished honours yet? Can we expect to see you hanging around Student Theatre this year? I'm Production Managing Romeo & Juliet which Sean Mulcahy's directing, as well as trying not to get sucked into the black hole that is the BPA. Feeling pessimistic about my degree at the moment but I guess I just have to slog through it because their aren't many other alternatives. And i love being at uni, so I suppose I just have to take it as it comes then whinge about it with my friends at Wholefoods.
Hope you are quite well!
Best,
Avi
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